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My friend Taj

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My friend's name is Taj. He's such a great buddy. Whenever I need to pour out my heart he's the one I seek because he's such great listener. He never interrupts and he's absolutely non- judgmental. I always walk away refreshed. Whenever I watch TV he  sits beside me on the sofa and we have this uncanny knowing just what the other wants. I've never had a fight or quarreled with him. And I miss him. He's no longer here. He left us almost 2 years ago but his memory lingers on fresh. Oh, the nights are especially hard when my wife is on night duty. The house is so quiet.

He's from mix parentage; so am I. He is half Norwegian Forest Cat. Oh by the way, Taj is a cat. His full name is Taj Mahal. No, he is not my pet; he was my friend. I hope that all cats go to heaven. When I get there I'm going to ask the first angel I meet, "Have you seen my friend Taj? Yeah, he's a cat alright but he is my friend."  Yes, I miss my friend. His name is Taj.


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I've just been cruising around visiting various nooks & corners here in :devart:. Wow it's quite an :eyepopping: trip visiting various  :gallery: Some of the art will cause a few :jawdrop:. & some might cause you to be :shocked: & then some simply makes you :pointandlaugh: but I doubt any will cause you :sleep: although some ought to be :banned: !! because it's so :thumbsdown:. But, there are some that makes you wanna :boogie: and :dance:!! Of course there are some outstanding :dalove: pieces of :deviation: ART!!

I enjoyed using these emoticons and looked for an excuse to use them.Now to go :ninjaeat: and after :brushteeth: off to :sleep: It's 03:58 am!!

(I know, I know, it's kinda corny and all. But, hey what's a 60 year old Silver Surfer to do with his time!?)

*What you do today, echoes through eternity!*
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The new year 2011 is just a stone's throw away.....remember when the year 2000 arrived? There  was so much excitement and anticipation, the New Millennium....A New World Order.....well, anything new and wonderful happened? Turn on the news and it could have been news from any time of the year...murder, war, corruption, injustice  whoops, sorry, sounding real pessimistic and a real kill joy! There are good news....a child gets treated in time from some kind donor, a dog saves a man from near death, a  child in a pram miraculously escapes certain death after falling into oncoming train''s track, it was on TV! A heroic captain lands his plane with all passengers safely picked up from the freezing river that the captain landed on!! The  good news is out there but you need to look for it 'cause the gory stuff gets all the media in a frenzy like a pack of starving wolves coming across a helpless little animal cornered. Look out for the quiet little hero, the soft spoken elderly man....who knows, you might be talking to an angel as you invite this poor hungry stranger in for a hot cup of chocolate and he leaves behind a blessing.....!!! Keep your heart open.

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Boxing day?*#%!

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I have no clue why today is called 'Boxing Day'; anybody? That and a lot of many other things that I have no clue but just take it blindly 'cause it's been around since time immemorial! Maybe, we should start asking questions. Maybe we should stop following blindly?! Maybe, the 'powers' that be, expect us to follow blindly. Just because something has been around a long time does not give it any 'authority' whatsoever, or any meaning at all too! Just look around you; why do we do a lot of the things we do just  because "that's the way we do things here" without so much as to even wondering why??!! Are we robots without a brain; or are we the blind letting the blind to lead us? I'm not advocating any revolution of any sort, no way! Oh yes, have you seen 'mob' behaviour. Folks get all hot under the collar and yell, "String 'em up!"?  Or why, if we are of one particular race or color, hate the one diffeerent from us? Have you asked why? What about the ones who zealously keep the law of their faith and hate anyone else trying to keep to THEIR faith? Whoooo,might be touching some sensitive (religous) toes here! Can't have that now, can we, on BOXING DAY??!!

WISHING ALL DEVIANTS A WARM AND LOVING CHRISTMAS SEASON!! LOVE U ALL!

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I've been wandering through the pages of Deviantart, looking at the different ways we express ourselves through the many artforms presented here. Flipping through the comments and feedbacks I've received. They somehow touched the chords of my heart and then something beautiful happened........music flowed from all around me. Soothing, gentle waves of 'human kindness' embraced me, comforting me and speaking without words into my soul that I'm not alone, that there are similar likeminded souls drifting across this world of ours who only want to love and be loved. Wave after wave of lightbeams engulfed my dark and gloomy heart gently pushing out the darkness filling my world with light, color and beauty. Tears flowed from my heart, tears of gratitude that I am understood, gratitude for such a place like this here. These last years have been a heavy and suffocating time. My soul cried out for deliverance, for an end to pain that cannot be expressed for they came from a bleeding heart wounded in the crossfire that is called 'life'. The ugly tentacles of regret began to choke out all reasons  for existence, for living.................I must end this journal here. It's getting too long. Suffice to say that 'life' began to touch my soul and healing has begun. I shall yet live, I shall yet get an answer.......till another day comes by with more 'light'.

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